Ski Helmets may cut ski injuries: STUDY
“Ski helmets reduce head injuries by 35% in adults and 59% in children under 13,” BBC News reported. The news is based on Canadian research which looked at whether helmets prevent head and neck injuries for skiers and snowboarders. The research combined a number of studies that compared injured and uninjured skiers and snowboarders to [...]
Helmets should be included with Ski Rentals
That’s the call from researchers writing for the British Medical Journal. They claim wearing a helmet reduces the risk of injury. Others are against the idea. Helmet use is on the increase. To wear or not to wear that is the question. It is certainly not a new debate and the argument about whether to [...]
Is it time for all skiers to wear helmets?
In a bid to decrease brain injuries from skiing and snowboarding accidents, experts in an editorial published in the British Medical Journal today are calling for more public awareness to promote ski helmets. Dr Gerhard Ruedl and colleagues from the Department of Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck in Austria say there is convincing [...]
Wearing a Ski Helmet makes sense. Period.
It’s no surprise that ski helmet advocates are actively encouraging skiers to don the equipment now that the province’s largest ski park is open for alpine skiing. Ever since the tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson two years ago at a Quebec ski resort, there has been increased pressure on enthusiasts of the sport to [...]
OPINION: Ski helmet bill should become law
Given the fact most kids wear helmets while bike riding, it probably seems surprising to some that wearing a helmet while skiing is not required in New Jersey for teenages. A bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, R-Boonton, is trying to change that. The bill, which was released from committee last week, would [...]
RESPONSE: Ski Resorts Doing More to Promote Helmets
By Troy Hawks, Guest Writer, 12-13-10 On behalf of the National Ski Areas Association, I’d like to respond to the recent article on New West, “Why Ski Resorts Should Do More to Promote Helmets” by Allen Smith. From our view, we’d argue that our member ski areas take extraordinary efforts season after season to promote [...]
Why Ski Resorts Should Do More to Promote Helmets
The case, definitively, for wearing helmets while skiing and snowboarding. If resorts won’t mandate their use, why not offer savings for those doing more to protect themselves? By Allen Smith, 12-03-10 When it comes to drawing attention to controversies and debates, celebrities often succeed where industry experts fail. The unfortunate death on March 18, 2009, [...]
Don’t hit the slopes without a ski helmet
In less than two weeks, schoolchildren will be starting their Christmas vacations and, for many youngsters — and their parents — it will be time to hit the slopes and enjoy some skiing. Ski areas are busy preparing for the throngs of skiers and snowboarders. Assuming Mother Nature does her part, the conditions should be [...]
Avoiding head injuries during winter sports
HINT: Wear a Ski Helmet. WEST MICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – As skiers begin digging out their winter clothes, one local program is aiming to make sure their heads are not only warm, but protected. Dr. Mark Krinock is no stranger to ski trails. “Skiing is actually one of my first loves,’ said Dr. Krinock. “You [...]
Local Heroes Lobby for Ski Helmet Law
After a two-decade quest, Morristown physician Dr. Norman San Agustin and his wife, Biba, are a lot closer to having a state law requiring downhill skiers under age 18 to wear helmets. “That’s great news,” San Agustin, 66, said with hope in his voice after learning the New Jersey Senate passed the bill 34-2 on [...]
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